Learning activity 4

Evidence: My presentation outline

A. Find a topic of personal interest. Imagine you are going to present that topic
orally to your teacher and classmates at school. For this part of the evidence
you need to carry out exhaustive research in order to be able to present all the
necessary information related to your selected topic. Report the most important
aspects of your research through a brainstorm of the ideas and concepts that
you think will be relevant to the presentation.

Brainstorm

Example of topic: Aviation.

 Aviation refers to the use of commercial and non-commercial aircrafts

for transportation of people or goods.

 The A380, manufactured by the Airbus Industry, is the biggest plane

ever made.

Brainstorm

Topic: Social Networks

The internet has opened up communications across the boundaries of the

world, and social networking has helped people to connect with their
friends when they are in another part of the world, make connections, and
find people with scarce skills.

The social networks started in 1995 when Randy Conrads created

classmates.com. This website helped people to connect with an old
institute/university friends.
B. Now, structure your presentation using the Signpost language learnt during this
learning activity. Present your outline through presentation cards. Use as many
cards as you need.

Remember: Each presentation card should include a heading, a

phrase at the bottom, a number and it should be organized by
numbering and bulleting.

Social Networks

Structure: I’m going to divide this talk into four parts.

1. Origin of social networks

2. Types of social networks
3. Importance of social networks in our society
4. Conclusion

Let’s turn now to the first part: the early beginnings

of social networks

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 Social Networks

1. Origin of social networks

The origin of social networks appeared in 1995 with Randy Conrads who
created classmates.com that was a website whose purpose was recover or
maintain contact with former colleagues of the school, institute or university.

In 1997 comes sixdegrees.com, which allows users to create their own profiles,
list of friends and send messages.

From 1997 to 2001, thanks of the technological evolution, was possible to

create a new tool that allowed websites such as LiveJournal or the Swedish
LunaStorm. A year later Friendster was born. It was a portal to arrange
appointments online that enjoyed a success that was also its ruin.

2. Types of social networks

There are two types of social networks: horizontal social networks and vertical
social networks.

The first one, are sites that are more open to everyone and do not have a
defined theme. As an example, we have Facebook, one of the most important
social networks in our society.

Compared to the horizontal social networks, the vertical social networks are
dedicated to specific topics, around which users come together to form an
online thematic community. As an example, we have Linkedln.
 3. Importance of social networks in our society

Social networking gives people an opportunity to meet new people around the
world and in the most of the popular social networks, allow users to create
groups. These groups allow people to share their interests and hobbies.

In the most cases, the social networks are free to use, and the highly popular
social networking sites like Facebook and Google+ are free which made them
open to everybody.

Professional social networks, help people in establishing their brand online.

People can post their skills, accomplishments and previous experience on
these networks and make themselves recognized by colleagues.

The last but not the least important reason for the success of social networking
sites is that they help businesses to reach their potential customers easily.

4. Conclusion

Social networks are one of the most striking phenomena of a new

communication philosophy, where millions of people intervene daily. Social
networks also located in mobile telephony, complement it, as happens with
email and other traditional communication systems, consequently, social
networks have become digital platforms for interpersonal interaction.

Depend of us to have a good management of it.

C. To complete the evidence, you must now write a complete list of references
using the guidelines given by the American Psychological Association (APA). Do
not forget to organize your references alphabetically.

References

- Padron. G (2011). Origen. 2018, de las redes sociales. De:

https://sites.google.com/site/herramientacontrolada2/redes-
sociales-definicion-caracteristicas-1

- Sedano. G. (2018). Tipos de redes sociales. 2018. De:

https://www.webespacio.com/tipos-redes-sociales/

- Santay. S. (2018). Importancia en las redes sociales en la

sociedad. De: https://infogram.com/las-redes-sociales-y-su-
importancia-en-la-sociedad-1g143mn9jqn6pzy

- Claudia. (2012). 6 reasons why social networking is so popular

these days. De: https://www.brandignity.com/2012/11/6-
reasons-why-social-networking-is-so-popular-these-days/

When you finish your work, send the file to your instructor through the platform as
follows:

1. Click on the title of this evidence.

2. Click on Examinar mi equipo and look for the file in your computer. Make sure
the file is attached.
3. Leave a comment for the instructor (optional).
4. Click Enviar.

Note: This evidence is an individual activity. Remember to check the learning guide
in order to know if you have done all the assigned activities, know how to develop
them and deliver them correctly.

Criterio de evaluación
Prepara presentaciones orales haciendo uso del vocabulario y las diferentes
estructuras gramaticales requeridas.